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Scott Berger has announced plans to retire as executive director of the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), effective December 31, 2014. AIChE’s leadership has begun a search for Berger’s successor, in order to assure a smooth and effective transition. After retirement, Berger will support AIChE on key initiatives.

Nominations are being accepted for AIChE’s 2014 Institute and Board of Directors’ Awards. These awards, to be presented at the November 2014 AIChE Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA, are the Institute’s most prestigious honors, and recognize outstanding contributions across the spectrum of chemical...

John C. Chen, the Carl R. Anderson Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh Univ. (Bethlehem, PA), and AIChE’s president in 2006, died suddenly on Dec. 30, 2013. Chen was an internationally known scholar in transport phenomena in multiphase systems and a pioneer in heat transfer theory...

On behalf of AIChE’s Board of Directors, I wish you and your family a safe and happy new year. I am looking forward to serving you as President, and will work diligently to lead the Institute’s efforts to provide programs and services that help you advance as a chemical engineer.

What are you not always taught in school but need to know for your life as a ChE Professional? 2013 AIChE President Phil Westmoreland highlights professionals who describe their responsibilities to date as well as the skills or expertise they needed to learn beyond what they learned as students.

The AIChE Foundation and the Minority Affairs Committee are working together to bolster fundraising efforts in support of the Minority Affairs Committee Scholarship Fund. Learn more about how you can help.

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announced that Otis Shelton, director of Praxair’s Corporate Safety and Environmental Services Assessment Program for Praxair facilities worldwide, will become president of the organization in 2014.